メリーゴーランド – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 優里, 朝倉未来

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the poetic world of Japanese J-Pop with 'Merry-Go-Round.' This song is a perfect gateway to learning emotive Japanese vocabulary and understanding how metaphors are used to express complex feelings of love and nostalgia. Its heartfelt melody and clear lyrical delivery make it an ideal track for students looking to master emotional expression in Japanese.

[English]

[Music]

What does it mean to fall in love? To find

the right person, to find someone you love,

and to realize the things you couldn't say out loud.

The fact that I wasn't part

of your happiness, and the fact that

I was able to accept that.

[Music]

Crying all alone in the bathtub,

my face aching with grief.

I wanted to see you so much; I must have said

"I love you" because that's how I felt.

And yet, there is no one

by my side now.

How many times did I hear

the words "I love you"? But all that's left

in my heart is this loneliness.

What does it mean to care for someone?

Thinking that if you were

crying all alone, I had to

be right there by your side.

[Music] Crying

all alone in my bed.

I can't love your voice, your face,

or even your soul. If I had been born

somewhere else, would I have

been a different person? If I could

be reborn, would I not be so alone?

I must have said "I'll stay with you" even if it meant

suffering, and yet, even now,

there is no one by my side. I must have heard

the words "Come to me,"

and now only regret remains

in my heart.

If only I could have been selfish

on that day, in that moment...

If only I had spoken my mind

and told you, "I want to see you again,

I want to be with you,"

just once more.

No matter how hard I chase, I can never catch up.

A merry-go-round.

Loving you

is becoming

so painful.

And yet, I love you so much

that I can still find the strength to live.

Because I truly, deeply

care for you from the bottom of my heart.

Lululu

Lululu

Lululu

[Music]

Lulululu

[Vocal]

[Japanese]

[音楽]

好きになるってどんなこと?正しい

[音楽]自分に[歌声]会うこと好きと口

にできなかったこと

あなたの幸せ[音楽][歌声]の中

私がいなかったこと、それ[音楽]を

受け入れてしまえたこと。

[音楽]

1人泣いてたバスタブの中

顔が痛くて

あなたに会いたく[音楽][歌声]て愛し

てる思うと私口にしたのだろ[歌声]なの

にとして今そばに誰[音楽]も

[歌声]

ないの愛してるとも[歌声]なん度私耳

にしたのだろう。寂しさたが[歌声]この

胸に残ってるのです。

気になるってどんな[音楽]こと?あなた

が1人泣い

てたらそば[音楽]にいないといけ

[歌声]ないと思うこと。

[音楽]1人[歌声]

泣いたベッドの中。

声も顔も

[音楽]心も愛せない。違う場所に生まれ

てたなら違う私[音楽]

だったのかな。生まれ変われる

[歌声]のなら1人じゃなくなるかな。

に行く[音楽]てもなるうと私口にしたの

[歌声]だろうなのにとして今[音楽]

そばに誰もいないの愛いに来て

[音楽][歌声]てもなるうと私耳にした

のだろう後悔[音楽]だけがこの胸に残っ

てる[歌声]のです。

もあの日、あの瞬間[音楽]にわがままを

口にできたら[歌声]

思いきり[音楽]

でその胸にまた会えるまたえる

を言え

ただろう。

そんなに追いかけても追いつかない

[歌声]メリゴラ

愛する

ほら[音楽]

く[歌声]なり苦しい

のです。これすらも愛して生き[音楽]て

いくを思えるほど

あなたの[音楽]ことを心から思っ

[音楽]てるのです。

ルルル

ルルル

ルルル

[音楽]

ルルルルル

[歌声]

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
好き suki N5	adjective - likeable; fond of
幸せ shiawase N4	noun - happiness
受け入れる ukeireru N3	verb - to accept
寂しさ sabishisa N4	noun - loneliness
後悔 koukai N3	noun - regret
瞬間 shunkan N3	noun - moment
わがまま wagamama N3	adjective - selfish
追いかける oikakeru N4	verb - to chase
苦しい kurushii N4	adjective - painful; difficult
メリーゴーランド merīgorando N3	noun - merry-go-round

Key Grammar Structures

• 好きと口にできなかったこと

  ➔ Potential form (Negative past)

  ➔ "できなかった" (could not) indicates an inability to express feelings at that time.

• それを受け入れてしまえたこと。

  ➔ ～てしまう (Regret/Completion)

  ➔ "しまえた" implies the action was completed, often with a nuance of regret or resignation.

• 違う場所に生まれてたなら

  ➔ Conditional "～なら" (Hypothetical)

  ➔ "～なら" is used here to present a hypothetical situation that contradicts reality.

• 生まれ変われるのなら

  ➔ Potential form (Reincarnation)

  ➔ "生まれ変われる" expresses the potentiality of being born again.

• わがままを口にできたら

  ➔ ～たら (Conditional)

  ➔ "～たら" expresses a past wish or a hypothetical condition about the past.

• 思いきり抱きしめられる

  ➔ Passive/Potential Verb

  ➔ "抱きしめられる" can be interpreted as potential (to be able to embrace) in this poetic context.

• 追いかけても追いつかない

  ➔ Concessive "～ても" (Even if)

  ➔ "～ても" indicates that despite the effort of chasing, the result remains negative.

• 愛して生きていくと思える

  ➔ ～ていく (Process towards the future)

  ➔ "生きていく" expresses the resolve to continue living forward into the future.